Favourite Things: Exploring the hidden gems Nidderdale has to offer

Kirsty Shepherd

Kirsty Shepherd, treasurer for the Nidderdale Chamber of Trade, shares her favourite places from around the district.

Kirsty was born in Nidderdale and brought up on the family dairy farm at Fellbeck which is still farmed by her parents. She attended St Cuthbert’s Primary School and Nidderdale High School and runs her own internet mail order business and is also a social media expert. A volunteer organiser and treasurer for the Nidderdale Chamber of Trade, Kirsty annually helps organise the Pateley Bridge 1940s Weekend, it’s entry in Yorkshire in Bloom the Nidderdale Food Festival and Christmas activities in the area.